Chef John's Monte Cristo Benedict

Name: Chef John's Monte Cristo Benedict
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 slices thick slices day-old French bread; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste; 4 slices Cheddar cheese; 8 slices thin slices cooked ham; 2 larges eggs; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives, or to taste; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 4 slices Havarti cheese; 59 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 pinch kosher salt, or to taste; 8 poached eggs; 1 pinch salt; 1 Tbsp white sugar

Chef John's Monte Cristo Benedict might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 27g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 451 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. A mixture of day-old bread, kosher salt, ground cinnamon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Equipment you will use

Oven

Whisk 2 eggs, cream, white sugar, salt, 1 pinch cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and allspice together in a bowl until batter is thoroughly combined.

Ingredients you will need

Cayenne Pepper

Granulated Sugar

Allspice

Cinnamon

Cream

Egg

Salt

Equipment you will use

Whisk

Bowl

Lay bread slices into batter, one at a time, and let bread absorb the mixture. Turn bread slices in batter until almost all batter has been absorbed, about 10 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Bread

Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and melt butter in the hot skillet. Cook bread slices in the hot butter until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

Ingredients you will need

Butter

Bread

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Transfer French toast slices to a baking sheet.

Ingredients you will need

Toast

Equipment you will use

Baking Sheet

Lay ham slices into the hot skillet and cook until meat begins to brown, about 1 minute per side.

Ingredients you will need

Ham Slices

Meat

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

To assemble, place a Cheddar cheese slice on a slice of French toast, top with 2 slices of ham, and lay a Havarti cheese slice over ham.

Ingredients you will need

Cheddar Cheese

Havarti

Toast

Ham

Bake in the preheated oven until French toast pieces are no longer wet, the batter is set, and cheese has melted and begun to brown, about 20 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Cheese

Toast

Equipment you will use

Oven

Place sandwiches on serving plates and top each with 2 poached eggs. Season with kosher salt and a pinch of cayenne pepper.

Ingredients you will need

Cayenne Pepper

Poached Egg