Basically, this is what I do except I use a pound of lean ground beef and leave out the stock. I bottle my own tomatoes so there is no "can" taste.
I happen to catch the show on PBS when he did this and was pleased to know I did almost the same method and recipe.
http://www.nickstellino.com/Recipes/...men=60&rec=607
My mother was a good cook, she just made horrible spag sauce - Lowery's package mix. It was what I grew up on until I was on my own and made my own.