coconut curry leek corn chowder

Name: coconut curry leek corn chowder
Ingredients: 4 slices thick cut bacon, fried, crumbled and drippings reserved; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 4 leeks, cleaned & sliced thinly (about 4 cups); 3 cups potatoes, skin on, diced; 1 tsp. curry powder; 1 tsp. ground cumin; 1 tsp. sea salt; 1 tsp. white pepper; ½ tsp. red chili flakes; 4 cups chicken broth; 1 13.5 oz. coconut milk, blend together into thick mixture as it separates in the can; 2 Tbl. Water + 1 Tbl. Corn starch, blended into a slurry