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Chicken with Harissa Mediterranean Style

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A few days I saw a Reels where somebody made chicken drum sticks. All nicely laid with the meat side to the rim side in a frying pan. Next step was to add some garlic and honey, and then the stirring started. Gone all the nice layout... I decided to keep watching and the recipe then caught my attention. It was already almost midnight, I didn't write anything down. Here is what I came up with and that is a keeper. One needs: 2 chicken thighs, skin on with bones (I would guess, no bone no skin would work as well, but I have not tried this 2 tbsp of olive oil 2 gloves of garlic chopped or minced 1 can of diced tomatoes 4 tbsp Harissa 1 tsp of honey 1/3 of a cup of water 1/3 of a cup of low sodium Soy sauce 1/3 if a tsp of smoked paprika (more or less depending on desired spice level) Salt and pepper Pad dry the 2 chicken pieces. Salt and pepper them. Choose a frying pan where you have a matching cover. Add the oil to the frying pan and heat it up. Add the 2 pieces of chicken skin side...