This Brazilian Burger, made X-Tudo style, is for serious burger lovers, with crispy fries, bacon, ham, cheese sauce, charred corn, and a fried egg in every messy bite.
Another year, another burger.
Burger Month is an annual online event in May for food bloggers, foodies, and anybody with a grill and a camera to show off their most epic, mouth-watering, jaw-dropping burgers for the world to see. The brainchild of Girl Carnivore, Burger Month is an annual party dedicated to all things burgers.
This year, I tackled something new – The Brazilian Burger, AKA the X-Tudo.
This is something I’ve never even tasted before, let alone made. One of the first conclusions I came to when doing research for this burger is that Brazil obviously understands real joy, because fries are actually ON the burger.
What is the Brazilian Burger?
Clearly, this is no snack.
Brazilian burgers, especially X-Tudo style burgers, are known for being heavily loaded with toppings like ham, corn, potato sticks, eggs, cheese, and sauces. Versions vary widely depending on region and vendor, but they’re famous for their huge, over-the-top presentation. This burger actually benefits from embracing the excess. Don’t style it too neatly; a slightly collapsing burger with fries falling out everywhere is the correct aesthetic here.
Instead of cheese slices, I made a beer cheese sauce made with Guinness and Cabot Cheese Seriously Sharp White Cheddar. If you’re a Guinness lover, you’ll adore this cheese. We had to stop ourselves from overeating the fries and cheese sauce.
The bacon is pork belly/bacon pieces from Bill E’s Bacon here in Alabama – his bacon is phenomenal.
My ham is Boar’s Head, smoked, thinly sliced, and I charred some white corn, which went really well with the flavor of the burger. As for the lettuce and tomato, I used Romas and Arugula.
What to Serve with a Brazilian Burger
A Brazilian-style burger is already bringing a lot to the party – crispy fries, bacon, ham, melty cheese, a fried egg – so the best sides are the ones that lean fresh, crunchy, or ice-cold alongside all that glorious chaos.
Here are a few favorites:
- Broccoli Salad
- Fried plantains
- Simple vinegar slaw
- Chopped Brazilian-style tomato salad
- Pickles or quick pickled onions
- Sweet potato fries
- Fresh fruit with lime and Tajín
If you really want to go all-in on the Brazil experience, make some Caipirinhas, Brazil’s national cocktail. It’s a mix of muddled lime, sugar and Cachaça (a sugarcane liqueur) over ice. Of course, there are variations, including one with the addition of vodka, one with rum, and of course, surely someone has made one with blanco tequila. I mean, wouldn’t that be delicious??
If you really want to commit to the over-the-top burger joint energy, serve these with extra potato sticks, plenty of napkins, and absolutely no expectations of eating neatly.
Variations
- A spicy version with jalapeños
- Churrasco version with chimichurri
- Black bean burger version
- Add hearts of palm
- Swap potato sticks for onion straws
Lastly, if you want to tackle this over the top monster of a burger, here are a few tips I learned after making this several times.
Tips for Success
- Use thin patties so the burger isn’t six feet tall
- Toast the buns
- Fry the egg over medium so the yolk doesn’t create structural collapse (you want a thick runny yolk, not super thin runny)
- Use thin shoestring fries
- Secure with skewers or long toothpicks if necessary (and it is necessary)
Don’t forget the napkins!!
Brazilian Burger
Inspired by Brazilian X-Tudo burgers, this loaded Brazilian Burger is stacked with beef, ham, bacon, cheese, crispy potato sticks, corn, and a fried egg.
Ingredients
Burgers
- ½ lb. ground round
- ½ lb. ground pork tenderloin*
- ¼ cup pepperoni, chopped
- ½ yellow onion, diced or minced
- 1 tsp Moore's or Dale's steak sauce (Worcestershire will work, as well)
Beer Cheese Sauce
- 2 tbsp. salted butter
- 2 tbsp. flour
- ⅓ cup whole milk
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp. cayenne
- 2 cups Cabot Seriously Sharp White Cheddar, shredded
Burger Toppings
- Lettuce and Tomato
- Shoestring french fries*
- White shoepeg corn, canned or frozen
- Thinly sliced deli ham
- Bacon slices
- Fried egg
Instructions
Beer Cheese Sauce
- Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until melted.
- Add flour, and whisk until completely combined.
- Add in the beer, milk, mustard, Worcestershire, and cayenne, and whisk until smooth.
- Continue cooking until the mixture has thickened (and has nearly reached a simmer).
- Add cheese and stir until smooth and the cheese has just about melted.
- Reduce heat to low, taste and season the dip with salt and pepper as needed.
Burgers
- Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and form them into patties; refrigerate for 30 min.
- Grill or cook until your desired temperature.
- Dress burgers with toppings; adding the fried egg last.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 Amounts Per Serving: Calories: 329Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 410mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 19gThe provided nutrition calculated may not always be accurate.
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Good morning and thank you for this recipe 🙂