Hunter's spaghetti sauce

Makes about 15 cups

Ingredients:

• 1 large Spanish onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 3 large carrots, diced
• 1 standard container halved white mushrooms
• 650 g ground venison or moose meat
• 650 g game sausage meat
• 2 cans (796 ml each) diced Italian tomatoes
• 2 cans (796 ml each) crushed tomatoes
• 2 cans (160 ml each) tomato paste
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon oregano flakes
• 1 teaspoon basil flakes
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• Canola oil
• Salt and pepper

Preparation:

• In a very large pot over medium heat, heat a drizzle of canola oil and add the diced vegetables. Stir and cook for 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the minced meat and sausage meat. Cook for about 15 minutes, taking care to break up the ground meat into small pieces, stirring regularly. Add the dried herbs.
• Add the diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and maple syrup, stir and simmer over low heat for 90 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms, stir and cook for 30 minutes. Adjust seasoning.