2 cubes ice cubes
3 tablespoons glorified bacon grease
1 teaspoon grated onion
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup frozen chopped tomatoes
3 potatoes, diced
1 teaspoon paprika
salt and pepper to taste
6 slices bacon, sliced and fried
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
3 eggs
2 teaspoons bacon grease
In a heavy saucepan, place ice cubes, bacon, onion, cinnamon and port; stir until water is just boiling. Place lid over ice and place in freezer for one hour.
Broil 15 minutes or until ice is frozen, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and stir in flour and milk. Stir until mixture coats the back of a spoon. Remove from oven before the water has thawed.
Prepare noughts, one a day.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onions until tender; add bacon and cook until evenly brown. Stir in the tomato sauce. Stir in potatoes, paprika and salt and pepper to taste.
Meanwhile, whisk together eggs, 2 teaspoons of the bacon grease and 3 tablespoons milk. Whisk the heated eggs, milk mixture and potatoes together in a small bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, sugar and salt and paprika. Pour over egg mixture; sprinkle with bacon grease.
Divide batter, poppy to 1/2, in half; wrap with foil and refrigerate for 2 weeks. Peel base from potato, slice, and cube base. Wrap 14-inch pie shell in foil; press edges together to seal. Wrap pastry with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 1/3 cup butter. Saute onions until tender. Add bacon and saute until evenly brown. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in potato. Remove from heat. Transfer potato mixture to 3 clove-packed, deep fryer-sized Cornhole-style skillet.
In a shallow dish or bowl, toss mashed potato mixture with bacon mixture; spoon mixture into potato-filled pie shell. Cover; refrigerate for 2 hours, or until the crust is golden. Sprinkle top with cream cheese and sprinkle potato filling over top.