recipe revisit/review: fried corn

i clipped this recipe from a magazine years ago, but i can't remember the magazine and therefore can't find a link to the specific recipe, so i'm typing it out here. also it'll be easier for me to find the recipe here since the clipping is so small that it tends to get lost in my recipe binder. i usually make this in the summer when corn is plentiful at the farmers markets. this recipe suggests canned corn as an alternative, but i haven't tried that out yet - maybe this winter.

Fried Corn
Makes 12 servings. (note: yeah, ok. never have i ever managed to get 12 servings out of this.)
Prep time: 15 minutes (another note: obviously your prep time may vary, especially if you're doing other things while cooking)
Cooking time: 20 minutes 

Ingredients:
5 cobs of corn or 4 cans of corn, drained
2 tablespoons canola oil
8 strips bacon, diced
3 chopped shallots, diced
1 tablespoon diced garlic
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken stock
1 tablespoons organic honey
1/4 cup scallions, cut on a bias
Kosher salt and white pepper to taste 

Cut corn off the cob, or place canned corn in a bowl and set aside. In a medium sauté pan with the oil, slowly cook bacon until crispy. Remove bacon and half of the oil from the pan. Add the shallots, garlic and corn and sauté for 5 minutes. Add flour and chicken stock, cooking on low heat for 5 minutes. Mix in bacon and honey; cook for 2 minutes. Serve dish with scallions on top.

in tonight's version, i misread the quantity of scallions needed and went a bit overboard, but i'm hoping they'll mellow out a bit somehow. i used 6 cobs of corn and felt like i probably could've used 1-2 more. i'm thinking you could halve the oil, if not omit it altogether, and possibly skip having to drain as much oil when you remove the bacon. i have no idea how many garlic cloves i used and i'm pretty sure there were 10 slices of bacon left in the package i had in the fridge, so they all went into the skillet. aside from the overwhelming scallions, i'm pleased with how this turned out.