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Mix pineapple juice, garlic, peppers, cilantro, brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger root, cumin, and olive oil well in large bowl.
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Reserve some of marinade for basting.
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Rinse and pat dry chicken.
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Add chicken to bowl, turn and baste several times, cover and refrigerate at least 12 hours or up to 24 hours, turning chicken and basting occasionally.
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To prepare sauce, melt butter in 10 to 12-inch saute pan until sizzling.
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Add garlic, ginger root, cilantro, and cumin and saute for about 4 minutes or until fragrant.
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Add soy sauce and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
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Add whipping cream, and cook until slightly reduced or sauce coats the back of spoon, about 5 minutes.
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Remove from heat and stir in lime and pineapple juices.
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Can be made 2 days ahead - cover and refrigerate.
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Warm the sauce before serving.
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Remove chicken from marinade and place in roasting pan, just large enough to accommodate chicken.Tuck wings under chicken and baste with marinade.
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Place in preheated oven and roast for 15 minutes.
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Turn heat down to 350 degrees F and continue to roast for an additional 50 minutes, basting occasionally, or until an instant-read meat thermometer registers 180 degrees inserted into thickest part of thigh.
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Prepare the jasmine rice according to package instructions during the last 30 minutes of roasting.
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Remove chicken from oven, cover loosely with foil, and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.
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Serve slices of chicken over a bed of cooked jasmine rice with cilantro cream sauce drizzled over the breasts.