Seared Scallops without wine almonds

1/4 cup hoisin sauce * 2 tablespoons rice vinegar unseasoned 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sesame oil * 3/4 stick butter divided 1/4 cup shallot chopped * 1[...]

1 pound scallops 1 x salt * 1 x white pepper * 2 tablespoons olive oil relish 1 stalk lemon grass * 1/2 cup rice vinegar 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon red pepper[...]

16 ounces sea scallops or shrimp 1/8 teaspoon lemon pepper or mrs. dash * 1 ounce pernod or anise flavored aperitif * 1/4 cup fennel bulb julienned, optional[...]