Corn Chowder

So I found a recipe titled corn chowder and thought that looked good. So I skimmed over the ingredients so I could buy them at the store. So I got bacon and shredded hash browns and was excited for dinner. Well I got home and read the recipe and I got the wrong hash browns and it didn't sound too good so I made this recipe up instead.

5 slices of bacon chopped
Extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup flour
1 tbs onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
pepper
Tony's
mustard powder or mustard
3 c hash browns
1 can corn or the cooked corn off of 2 big cobs
1 can Chicken stock
1 5 oz can condensed milk

Cut up the bacon into a about 2 times the size of bite size pieces, if that makes sense. If you do bite size it will shrink up quite a bit and be really small after cooking. So cook up the bacon and add a little EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) to help the bacon cook up. After the pieces are cooked up remove them and keep the oil in the pan. Then add the 1/4 c of flour. Now since I never really measure anything this is an estimate. However much fat is in there is about how much flour you will want. So I would add 1/2 the flour and then keep adding it until it is almost like a paste. Then cook the flour for about a minute.

Now if you want to use a real onion instead of the onion powder have that cook in the fat before you add the flour. Add the onion and garlic (again you can use a chopped clove instead) and let it cook with the flour.
Add the chicken stock. And get the rue dissolved in it. Then add the can of milk and 1/2 a can of water. Add the hash browns and drained corn. (The hash browns should be about half a bag) Let that cook and if it is looking really think add another half can of water. (It is suppose to be a thicker chowder like soup not watery like chicken noodle or something like that)
While cooking add some pepper and mustard. I would add a good squirt of mustard or just a shake or two of powder. And for those who don't know what Tony's is it is the best seasoning! You can buy it at wal mart even in Idaho! It is a Creole seasoning and it will be with that sort of stuff. Add a couple shakes of Tony's too. Let it cook until hash browns are done (about 5-10 min) and then serve with the bacon.
You can always use more or less of something just taste it. Sorry it isn't an exact recipe but that isn't the way I cook.
It makes enough for about 4 bowls and is really REALLY good if you use Parmesan cheese in it.

If you have any questions email me or call and I can explain something better. Enjoy cooking!