Chef John’s Monte Cristo Benedict
Imagine the best French toast you’ve ever had, combined with the best ham and cheese sandwich you’ve ever had, topped with perfectly poached eggs. You don’t need any Hollandaise because the poached egg yolks are the sauce.
Recipe details
| Prep Time: |
20 mins |
| Cook Time: |
30 mins |
| Additional Time: |
10 mins |
| Total Time: |
1 hr |
| Servings: |
4 |
| Yield: |
4 sandwiches |
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
- 4 thick slices day-old French bread
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 8 thin slices cooked ham
- 4 slices Cheddar cheese
- 4 slices Havarti cheese
- 8 poached eggs
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives, or to taste
- 1 pinch kosher salt, or to taste
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
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